It is Leipzig’s position in the middle of continental Europe that has made it a centre for commerce since the Middle Ages, with the Leipzig Messe known as the oldest recorded trade fair of its kind. CEO Wolfgang Marzin oversees the company’s many events, including the famous Leipzig Book Fair, and lists his greatest success career-wise so far as, “Having transformed a trade fair corporation in the USA from a company making enormous losses into a profitable business.” … [Read more...] about Big game hunter
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Actively promoting Asian talent
active TV president Michael McKay spends so much time in Singapore these days he’s seriously looking at renting an apartment in the city state. Overseeing active TV Asia’s Singapore headquarters, which has grown significantly since its establishment three years ago, McKay now jokingly refers to himself as the ‘token gweilo’ in an operation that has been built using exclusively local talent. Operating across a range of genres spanning reality, general entertainment, … [Read more...] about Actively promoting Asian talent
Disney’s Aaron Stone targets male ‘tweens’
Singapore – Following the mid-February 2009 debut of Disney XD, targeting boys aged 6-14, that channel’s launch property Aaron Stone will premiere in Asia on 29 May 200 at 8pm. Aaron Stone is a single camera production filmed in High Definition (HD) in Toronto that stars newcomer Kelly Blatz as Charlie Landers, a teenager who is enlisted to become the real life version of his avatar in a crime-fighting online game. Also starring are JP Manoux as android robot Stan; Indonesia’s … [Read more...] about Disney’s Aaron Stone targets male ‘tweens’
Games will “eclipse’ other entertainment – Activision chief
Las Vegas – In a much-reported keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show, Activision president and CEO Mike Griffith has said that video games are poised to “eclipse" all other forms of entertainment. Describing movies, music and TV as entertainment sectors that are either stagnating or contracting, Griffiths quoted stats that 2003 – 2007 saw movie ticket sales and hours of TV consumed drop by 6 percent; music sales drop by 12 percent and DVD sales remain flat. In … [Read more...] about Games will “eclipse’ other entertainment – Activision chief
Running his own Race
September 2008 saw CBS series The Amazing Race continue to be the sole winner ever of the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Reality Competition Program, having won it six consecutive years since that Award’s inception. And the show’s total seven Primetime Emmys were recently joined by the Asian Television Award Best Adaptation of an Existing Format for The Amazing Race Asia 3, produced for Sony Pictures Entertainment Asia by activeTV Asia. A new category for 2008, the format presumably … [Read more...] about Running his own Race
It’s not just cricket
A cricket fan, like most of his countrymen, Manu Sawhney passionately follows the sport. Right from the historic 1983 World Cup victory in England to the Twenty20 World Cup win last year, Sawhney cherishes all the major achievements of the Indian cricket team, posted over the last two decades and a half. And the relatively new 20-20 format has gone down well with Sawhney who, like the majority of fans, is eagerly awaiting the start of the Champions League T20 in India. “This new format has … [Read more...] about It’s not just cricket